Florida State Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Posted by: deano1943
N 39° 48.604 W 077° 15.240
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The Florida State Memorial is located in the Gettysburg National Military Park, along West Confederate Avenue, near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM14VB
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2007
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The Florida State Memorial was placed to represent three small regiments that were in the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Florida State Memorial is made of two granite plinths. The smaller plinth has an inscription beneath three stars. The stars represent the 2nd, 5th, and 8th Florida Infantry Regiments. The larger plinth is the state seal of Florida.
The memorial was dedicated on July 3, 1963, the one-hundredth anniversary.